Kitakinki
| File:183 Kitakinki Osaka 20070908.JPG 183 series EMU on a Kitakinki service, September 2007 | |
| Overview | |
|---|---|
| Service type | Limited express |
| First service | 1986 |
| Last service | 2011 |
| Current operator | JR West |
| Route | |
| Lines used | Tokaido Main Line, Fukuchiyama Line, Sanin Main Line |
| Technical | |
| Rolling stock | 183 series EMU |
| Operating speed | 120 km/h (75 mph)[1] (max.) |
The Kitakinki (北近畿) was a limited express train service operated by West Japan Railway Company (JR West) in Japan from 1986 until March 2011, which ran from Shin-Osaka to Kinosaki Onsen in Hyōgo Prefecture.[1]
Service pattern and station stops
[edit | edit source]As of January 2011, 11 down services (Kitakinki 1–21) from Shin-Osaka and 10 up services (Kitakinki 2–26) to Shin-Osaka ran daily, with the journey time from Shin-Osaka to Kinosaki Onsen taking approximately 2 hours 45 minutes.[2]
Kitakinki services stopped at the following stations. (Stations in parentheses were not served by all trains.)[2]
Shin-Osaka - Amagasaki - Takarazuka - Sanda - (Shin-Sanda) - (Aino) - Sasayamaguchi - (Tanikawa) - Kaibara - Isō - (Kuroi) - Fukuchiyama - (Wadayama) - (Yōka) - (Ebara) - (Toyooka) - (Kinosaki Onsen)
History
[edit | edit source]The Kitakinki service was introduced on 1 November 1986.[1] The new services used 4- and 6-car DC 183-800 series electric multiple units converted from former dual-voltage (AC/DC) 485 series EMUs. These received a thin crimson line below the window band to signify the improved passenger accommodation.[3]
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183 series on a Kitakinki service in revised JNR livery, January 2010
Services used 4- or 7-car 183 series formations.[1]
From 18 March 2007, all cars were made non-smoking.[4]
From 12 March 2011, Kitakinki services were rebranded as Kounotori, coinciding with the introduction of new 287 series EMUs.[5]
References
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- ^ a b JR Timetable, February 2011 issue
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External links
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- JR West Kitakinki information (in Japanese)
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